jtcards

Wednesday, 5 November 2014

It's taken a while but my website has been updated. It's now more streamlined and easier to navigate. My blog is now incorporated into the site so would be so pleased if you lovely people would visit there at jtcards and I promise to keep it updated more than this one!

Friday, 23 May 2014

I realised it's been a while since I blogged, will try and
be a little more speedy updating next time! This has proved to be a popular
choice to welcome a New Baby.Available
in pink, and blue of course, using a beautiful Centura Pearl card. The flowers
are a little fiddly to make but I think they finish the pram off with style.

Monday, 15 July 2013

I wanted to bring a
little elegance to this wedding card so have backed it with lilac card then
used a Clarity stamp with Perfect Medium to heat emboss some Centura Pearl
card. I punched some flowers and used Liquid Pearl to make dots in the centre,
used a Syntego motif as the focal point and finished off with a little white
bow.

Thursday, 7 February 2013

As the
wedding season begins, here is a sneaky peak at a new design about to go on my
website.I hope to have it listed within
the next few weeks.

The
largest layer is Centura pearl in teal and then a layer of the same card in snow
white that has been heat embossed with Wow embossing powder, sparkling snow.
The hearts have been embossed with roses and the flower is stamped onto paper
and heat embossed, cut out and shaped before sticking the layers together. It
takes a while to make but feel it will make a lovely keepsake.

Wednesday, 23 January 2013

My latest find with
excellent bonding products is the Stix 2 range.They kindly sent me samples of some of their range and I was very
impressed. The high tac roller tape is so easy to use and the tape glides on
easily making a very strong bond. I tried the micro dots and they are perfect
for using on delicate embellishments such as intricate die cuts. Follow them on
Twitter (@stix_2) or Facebook (Stix-2-anything)

Thursday, 17 January 2013

When I first began card making about 7 years ago, I made Christmas cards
for the family. Looking back, they were not that great but I was proud of
them.My eldest daughter and her husband
were given one with a fireplace, Christmas trees and stocking hanging by the
fire, (all very useful stickers).

The day after she put it up, they came down in the
morning to find it all had all slid off the card and was leaning drunkenly on
top of the television. They thought it was funny and her hubby stuck it all
back on with sticky tack. This incident began my quest for ultra-strong sticky
stuff that wouldn’t stick to me or result in my efforts all slipping of the
card.

Once of the best things I found first of all was Pinflair Glue Gel. This
is amazing glue that bonds surfaces so strongly I have no worries it won’t stay
put. I also used it to seal the rubber round my car door that the garage told
me would cost a fortune as they would have to order special glue. They
obviously hadn’t heard of Pinflair and it is still stuck firmly several years
later. The amazing thing is, it just dries and peels off your fingers if you
happen to touch it. How does it do this? Do you remember those strong adhesives
that used to pull the skin off your fingers?

For intricate pieces, needing a fine nozzle, then
Cosmic Shimmer Glue is my choice. This bonds really well and is great for
making flowers and fixing intricate die cuts.Both these glues dry clear and that is another bonus. Next time I’ll
tell you of my latest finds.

Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Now we’re getting into the mood (!) here’s another
couple of Christmas cards, The first one was made using Spellbinders dies and
the blue section is cut from blue sparkly felt. A good quality felt cuts really
well and adds dimension to your designs.

The second is with the background cut, again using
Spellbinders dies, with a Clarity Stamp deer using Flitter glue and silver
gilding flakes. Gilding flakes are so effective, once you’ve mastered the art
of using them. Before that they end up on the floor, stuck to your fingers, in
fact everywhere.

Thursday, 13 December 2012

Just in case you’re not quite in the mood yet here’s
a Christmas card. I went a little overboard with making poinsettias so they
featured on a lot of my cards this year. I used a Spellbinders die and my Grand
Calibur, cutting them out with centura pearl snow white paper and loved the
result.